What are the causes of cerebral palsy in children?

Many mothers do not know how to take care of their babies after they have them, because many of them are first-time mothers, and sometimes the baby’s illness cannot be discovered in time. Some mothers sometimes give their babies random medicines when their babies are sick without knowing the reasons. This is absolutely not allowed. Cerebral palsy in children is a good example. Today I will explain to you the factors that cause cerebral palsy in children.

Is cerebral palsy congenital or acquired? Faced with the rising incidence of cerebral palsy, many young parents are very worried. Many people are in a state of panic all day long due to their lack of understanding of cerebral palsy. The onset of cerebral palsy will have a huge adverse effect on the patient's physical and mental health. Therefore, finding out the cause of cerebral palsy and doing a good job in preventing cerebral palsy can remove the psychological barriers of young parents.

The onset of cerebral palsy is the result of the combined effects of congenital and acquired factors:

1. Early pregnancy: A history of neurotropic viral infection, especially rubella, is most likely to cause fetal encephalitis. For example, in case of threatened abortion, the placenta may have separated from the uterus during bleeding, causing fetal ischemia in the uterus and forming lesions. In the second and late pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension syndrome may occur, placental vasospasm, insufficient blood supply to the fetus, and brain hypoxia, which will form lesions.

2. The occurrence of cerebral palsy in many cases is related to the intrinsic defects of the fetus before birth. Various internal and external environmental factors, such as severe nutritional deficiencies in the early stages of mother and baby, including deficiency of trace elements, infection, injury, radiation, etc., which lead to fetal brain malformations, are important factors leading to cerebral palsy. In the middle and late stages of pregnancy, abdominal injuries to the mother, syphilis and other diseases such as severe heart or kidney disease, diabetes, prenatal uterine bleeding, early placental abruption, etc. will reduce blood and oxygen supply to the uterus, causing lesions to form somewhere in the fetal brain.

3. Acquired factors: neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, convulsions, severe asphyxia, etc. During a woman's pregnancy, "tonic nutrition" is an indispensable step in storing nutrients. It not only ensures the health of the mother's body functions, but also maintains the nutritional needs of the fetus. However, in the process of dietary supplementation, it is necessary to be comprehensive, especially pay attention to the regular intake of trace elements, because trace elements, especially essential trace elements, play an important role in ensuring embryonic development, maintaining human growth and normal metabolism.

4. Low birth weight of newborns: 40% of newborns with cerebral palsy have a birth weight of less than 2500 grams, which is related to maternal illness or malnutrition. Low birth weight newborns often have insufficient brain weight, and premature infants have an increased chance of intracranial hemorrhage. The brain also receives insufficient oxygen and other nutrients, making it easy for lesions to form at the bleeding site.

From the introduction of the factors that induce cerebral palsy above, it is not difficult to see that the onset of cerebral palsy is the result of the combined effects of congenital and acquired factors. For young parents, when giving birth to children, they must pay attention to regular check-ups and pay attention to various infections. Once abnormalities are found, they should seek medical attention in time. Only by being fully prepared can the child be born healthy.